1. You need to stay at the hospital after knee replacement about for three to five days.
2. After you are put to sleep under anesthesia an eight to twelve inch cut is made in front of the knee then the damaged part of the knee is removed and is replaced by a new and working metal joint or bone or muscle.
3. After about six weeks, most people are walking comfortably with minimal assistance.
Knee Replacements (info at webmd.com)
1. You need to stay at the hospital after knee replacement about for three to five days.
2. After you are put to sleep under anesthesia an eight to twelve inch cut is made in front of the knee then the damaged part of the knee is removed and is replaced by a new and working metal joint or bone or muscle.
3. After about six weeks, most people are walking comfortably with minimal assistance.